i think the king has such a commitment that he will in one sense speak out about climate change without being overpolitical. we're watching now. and we'll continue. >> some are not controversial. they are just realities. for now the coverage continues this morning right here on msnbc. chris jansing and katy tur pick up the coverage live from london right now. good morning. i am chris jansing in london for jose diaz-balart. right now the long good-bye to the queen is focused in edinburgh, scotland. roughly 330 miles north of here and a solemn service of thanksgiving is about to get under way once they finish this long procession along what is

known as the royal mile. of course we will have that service for you when it begins. just moments ago, the coffin of queen elizabeth ii arrived in the heart of the historic old town of edinburgh known as, i said, the royal mile. king charles iii and princess anne, princes edward and andrew walk behind the coffin, the monarch's official residence in scotland to the cathedral. before he left for edinburgh, the king addressed parliament for the first time as sovereign in westminster hall, the same place where his mother will lie in state this week. he said parliament is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy. what we are seeing today is a mixture of the political, the constitutional, and, as you see her children behind her coffin, the deeply personal lawmakers singing the national anthem, god

save the king, for the first time. we saw a bit of emotion from the king there. prince harry released a deeply personal statement, paying tribute to his grandmother saying, granny, while this final parting brings us great sadness, i am forever grateful for all of our meetings, from my earliest chide hood memories with you, and meeting you for the first timecommander in chief. i cherish these times shared with you and the many other special moments in between. we have kelly cobiella in edinburgh, daisy mcandrew, msnbc royal commentator, tom bort, and editor for the financial time when frequently writes about the royal family. kelly, tell us about the mood today and going forward today.

>> reporter: on one hand, the introduction of a new king, king charles iii, in scotland. the other, the beginning of a belong good-bye to a queen who reigned over this country and the united kingdom for 70 years. we spoke to people on that procession route earlier today about why they came. many of them gave us basically the same two answers. one, to pay respect to this woman who has been part of their lives for so long. a woman who gave her -- gave a life of selfless sacrifice and duty to this country. and also to witness a moment in history. i spoke to a grandmother and mother who came here with her2-year-old son. she said i want to be here so i can tell my son that he was here 10 years from now when he is old enough to really understand it. it is a momentous time in

history, the first time we are seeing a new monarch in this country in 70 years. and also saying good-bye, again, to a woman who so many people felt very close to even though she was the monarch of the united kingdom. so going forward today, we will see this church service at st. giles. it is a service of thanksgiving, largely a religious service, hymns and prayers. afterward, prince charles will go to a meeting with the first minister of scotland, nicholas sturgeon. and then to the scottish parliament, where he will hear condolences from members of parliament, much like he did earlier today. after that, he and other members of the royal family are expected to hold vigil at st. giles' cathedral. members of the public will be

able to walk past. they will hold vigil of her coffin for a time this evening. she will lie here at st. giles' cathedral for 24 hours. then this will move down to london. the next 24 hours, it is about the people of scotland, who feel so close to the queen, spent so much time here and had ancestral ties here as well. chris. >> daisy, as we watch this, and you can see the tremendous crowds that turned out to pay their respects to the queen, talk a little bit about the queen's relationship with scotland. we've heard very much over the last several days how she loved to spend her summers there, how it was perhaps her favorite place to be. but also the relationship she had with the people there. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. it's not just a rumor that the

queen loved scotland enough to spend time there. she frequently said she felt happiest at balmoral where she died last week. many, many stories how they are happiest. they would constantly have picnics. you can imagine the tartan run in scotland. she loved her horses, dogs, she loved walking on the estate where there were mountains. in fact, when philip died last year, on the day of his funeral, the photograph she put out was the two of them on the banks of a loch in balmoral with some of the corgis in scotland. it was where they would have family holidays. she would always entertain the sitting prime minister for a summer weekend in balmoral. some of them liked it more than

others. there were plenty like tony and sheree player who said they rather dreaded those events and they found it peculiar they would be waited on by philip and the queen and they weren't allowed to clear their own plates. their plates would be cleared by the monarch and prince philip. it was an informal place. she liked to have it very, very cold. people would say the windows were always open and staff would have to wear multiple layers of closed to keep warm. she loved the fresh air. she was a hardy, outdoorsy type of woman. >> it is worth saying this is in many ways a contingency plan. it was not known where the queen would breathe her last breath. the fact that she was there, a plan goes into place. each part of it, whether it was

come to pass or not, carefully thought through, carefully planned. today's service, i'm looking at a program, nine pages long. beautiful music, of course scripture. tell us the importance of today, what we are going to see today examine what we are going to hear in this service. >> well, had the queen not died at balmoral we wouldn't be seeing these pictures because this ceremony would not have happened and these people in the royal mile in edinburgh, which is a narrow street leading up to the cathedral, those people would not have had a chance to see the coffin in this way. unless of course they had gone to london. so for the city of edinburgh, this is a particularly intense moment. i think it's worth noting that the last few days we talked a lot about various aspects of the royal family. this moment i think brings home for people the solemnity and the

sadness. this is a service of thanksgiving and celebration. that's how it's been described. but for many people in britain, these pictures will be very powerful. and i'm afraid it all holds great sadness. this is just the beginning of several days of mourning over the queen. but at the moment this is scotland's day. as daisy has said, scotland had a very strong affinity with the queen. scotland has an independence movement. loyalty to the queen here runs very high, as you can see from the pictures. the streets of edinburgh are packed with people. >> and this, henry, is one of a series of events for the new king today. obviously, we saw him in london. we saw him seem to be slightly emotional when god saved the king was sung for -- in front of parliament for the first time.

you wrote a story about how the king has moved from being "the apprentice" to being the man in charge. i don't think any of us will ever understand. the fact that he continues to keep what is a very grueling schedule just physically, not to mention emotionally, how important is that as this country transitions? >> indeed. if we're going to criticize king charles iii for anything, it would have been in his long career for working too hard, for taking on too many causes, deciding there were too many things that he saw in the country around him that he wanted to change for the better, to give a voice to people who he thought had interesting ideas. i think his schedule has been grueling for many decades often to the consternation of those who wished he would take it easy.

and i think his endurance, his ability to maintain the type of schedule to which you're referring i think will be incredibly important, especially right now when he's establishing himself. not just at the king and monarch who will be in london but someone expected to travel across the united kingdom and beyond to become familiar in a way the queen was. >> and, daisy, as we watch this procession get close to the church, let's talk for a moment about the queen. this service is going to be attended by of course her family we have seen, members of the public, friends. but also representatives from charities and organizations her majesty was affiliated with in scotland over y'all during the course of her reign. she was affiliated with 600 nonprofits. the connection that the queen had between herself and the people, herself and many of

these organizations is part and parcel of why, don't you think, we are seeing this outpouring. >> you're absolutely right. and of course what happens next to those affiliations will be foremost of the minds of the people who run those charities and organizations that the queen has had some sort of relationship with often for 40, 50, 60 years. they probably had the patron or the president of their organization. now those organizations don't have a royal connection. so it gives you a bit of a sense of the work that's ahead. because all those will have to be in some ways divied out amongst the royal family. you can see behind the scenes, there will be lots of discussions saying a certain charity or hospital that had the queen as the figurehead, will that go to princess anne or prince edward and so on. and two senior members of the royal family are no longer

working members of the royal family. and you can see that as you look at the procession now. if anybody watching is wondering why prince andrew is not wearing military uniform like his three siblings all are, it's because he is not a working member of the royal family. and there's an irony there because he's actually seen more military service than the other three have when he was in the military during the falklands war. there is a bit of controversy going on about that behind the scenes. if anybody is wondering why he is not dressed in military. >> let's listen in now. we can see that the coffin carrying the body of queen elizabeth ii has arrived at st. giles' cathedral. a formal ceremony will bring her inside the cathedral for this service, which is going to get under way shortly. let's listen in.

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i welcome all of you to st. giles' cathedral, this ancient church of edinburgh. welcome to all around the world who are watching this service being broadcast here at st.

giles'. james vi preached. here parliament sometimes preached. here at st. giles' jon knox confronted mary queen of scots. here are representatives of our nation's life. present here are people whose lives were touched by the queen in so many unforgettable ways. and so we gather to bid scotland farewell to our late monarch, whose life of service to the

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>> our help is in the name of the lord who made heaven and earth. the eternal god is our refuge. and underneath are the everlasting arms. god is our refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble. ♪♪

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forth your spirit and we are created. you richly endow us each with gifts to bring blessings to ourselves and others. you enrich the life of our communities and our world. and at life's completion you rejoice to welcome us into your mere presence. we gather at this time a sorrowing nation, yet remembering with gratitude the long life and reign of your servant elizabeth, our queen, and for the many gifts and graces with which you endowed her, for her faithfulness to the trust committed to her and all the benefits through her you

have conferred upon these people. high, king of heaven, help us by the faith in which she lived and died, to cherish those virtues which were dear to her heart and mind and bring us with her when our days on earth are ended. into your heavenly presence and glory, through jesus christ our lord. amen. ♪♪

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>> for everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven. a time to be born and a time to die. a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted. a time to kill and a time to heal. a time to break down and a time to build up. a time to weep and a time to laugh. a time to mourn and a time to

dance. a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones together. a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing. a time to seek and a time to lose. a time to keep, and a time to throw away. a time to tear, and a time to sow. a time to keep silence, and a time to speak. a time to love and a time to hate. a time for war, and a time for peace. what is gained from the workers from or their toil. i have seen the business that god has given for everyone to be busy with. he has made everything suitable for its time.

moreover, he has put a sense of past and future into their minds. yet they cannot find out what god has done from the beginning to the end. i know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live. moreover, it is god's gift that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in all their toil. i know that whatever god does, endures forever. nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. god has done this so that all should stand in awe before him. that which is, already has been. that which is to be, already is. and god seeks out what has gone

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>> a reading from the letter of st. paul to the romans. i consider the sufferings at this present time are not in comparing to the glory about to be given to us. we to know everything works together for those who are called according to his purpose. what then are we to say about these things? if god is for us, who is against us. he who did not withhold his own

son but gave him up for all of us, will he not also give us everything else? who will bring any charge against god's elect. it is god who justifies. who is to condemn? it is christ jesus who died, yes, who was raised, who was at the right hand of god, who will separate us from the love of christ, hardship or distress or famine or nakedness or peril or sort. as it is written for your sake we are being killed all day long. in all these things we are more than conquer orrors in he who loved us for him convinced that neither death, lane gels, rulers nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor heights, nor depths nor anything else in all creation will be

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will take you to myself so that where i am, there you may be also. and you know the way to the place that i'm going, going. jesus said, i am the way and the truth and the life. no one comes to the father except through me. peace i leave with you. my peace i give to you. i do not give to you as the world gives. do not let your hearts be troubled. and do not let them be afraid. here ends the gospel.

>> death has been overcome. these are the words of hope expressed and centered around jesus who died and rose again. and this is clearly something her majesty queen elizabeth acknowledged and personally embraced. these last few days as tributes to her majesty have poured in and we have watched images of

her on screen from her earliest years capturing that remarkable life, yet now beginning to sink in that she is gone from us. gone home to express her own words. today we gather in this place of worship and throughout the nation to express our thanks to god for her majesty queen elizabeth's extraordinary life. we are united in sorry at the death of our monarch. for we are also aware that his majesty, king charles, and all his family are not just grieving the loss of their queen but

their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother too. her majesty queen elizabeth began her reign like king solomon by asking for wisdom, something that she demonstrated in large measure and to which was added duty, honor, commitment and faith. these are the ones that we reach out for today to describe the life and the reign of queen elizabeth whose passing is mourned not only in her native land, but across the commonwealth and the world as has been so evident to us in these recent days. most of us cannot recall a time

when she was not our monarch. committed to the roles she assumed in 1952 upon the death of her beloved father, she has been a constant in all of our lives for over 70 years. she was determined to see her work as a form of service to others and she maintained that steady course until the end of her life. people who were in her company always felt that they were being listened to carefully and attentatively and with compassion. she possessed a sharp, intelligent mind with amazing recall, a kindly heart, and a gentle sense of humor. she understood the breadth of

world affairs and also cared about what happened to all of her people. although sometimes buffeted about events around her, she resolutely and cheerily fulfilled her responsibilities. and so today we give thanks not only for the length of her reign but for the qualities she displayed so steadfastly. you recall also with gratitude the many who have supported her throughout her reign. we think especially of the duke of edinburgh who stood faithfully beside her through their 73 years of marriage bringing his own energy and intellect to the service of the

monarchy. much has been said about the queen's contribution to the life of the united kingdom and the commonwealth which meant so much to her. but here in scotland we acknowledge with gratitude her deep links with its people. her love of the barmoral estate is well known and being there gave her great comfort. there she was valued as a neighbor and a friend and there she drew strength and refreshment during the summer months. she was active in the life of civic scotland, traveling across the country to support numerous causes, entertaining guests at holyroodhouse palace and presiding at events many of which took place in this church.

here she received the scottish crown in 1953, an event vividly memorialized in a painting. her links with the scottish churches were also deep and lasting. she was the supreme governor of the church of england, but she worshiped in the church of scotland, here north of the border where she took her pew each sunday morning. prevented from doing so only by infirmity. she perceived little difficulty in belonging to two churches and appreciating the strength of each. it is clearly evident and without doubt that the queen's christian faith was genuine and

often gave clear and sincere expression when there were those remarkable christmas brothers and sisters -- broadcasts. she spoke of the example and teaching of jesus christ whom she sought to follow as best she could. indeed of that faith she said she had no regret. her focus on family, on community, on reaching across divisions and differences were evident to us throughout these short, yet meaningful festive messages. for 70 years she reigned as our queen, she has been present among us as a follower of christ and as a member of his church. and for that and much else

beside, we give thanks to god together here this day. today we mourn her passing. but we also celebrate the long and happy reign that we experienced with her and we pray god's blessing upon king charles who will surely draw strength from his mother's example and the many tributes of these days. and from our assurance to him as a church of our steadfast prayers to him as was offered to his mother, the queen.

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